Let me tell you, as a self-proclaimed legend of New Eridu, nothing gets my blood pumping more than seeing a monstrous boss helplessly kneeling before me, begging for mercy. You know the feeling? That moment of pure, unadulterated power when their Daze meter finally snaps? Well, my fellow Proxy, that glorious moment of victory hinges on one single, often misunderstood stat: Impact. Forget just stacking ATK or Crit like a rookie! I've seen too many players flail helplessly against the game's toughest challenges, completely ignoring the golden key to domination. Are you still just trying to brute force your way through? Let me show you the real art of war.

How IMPACT Works: Your Ticket to Puppet Mastery

Remember that infuriating yellow bar sitting smugly below every enemy's HP? You know, the one that seems to fill up at a snail's pace when you're facing a boss? That, my friend, is the Daze meter. It's the gatekeeper between a frantic battle and a one-sided beatdown. And Impact? Impact is the master key. It's not just about hitting hard; it's about hitting smart.

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Every single attack you land chips away at that bar, but with high Impact, you're not chipping—you're taking a sledgehammer to it! Think of it this way:

  • Low Impact: You're tapping on a vault door with a spoon. Good luck.

  • High Impact: You're blasting through that same door with a rocket launcher. BOOM!

When that bar finally maxes out? Pure magic. The enemy enters a vulnerable, dazed state. They're stunned, defenseless, and take massively increased damage. It's your golden window to unleash your most devastating Chain Attacks and combos. Why waste minutes whittling down a health bar when you can create an opening to delete it in seconds? That's the Impact philosophy.

Where Should You Wield This Godly Stat? Find Your Stun Specialists!

Now, don't go slapping Impact gear on every character willy-nilly. That's like using a scalpel to chop wood—ineffective and a bit silly. You need surgical precision. When you look at a character's profile, you'll see their Attribute and their Specialty. The Specialty is your cheat sheet.

You're looking for one word: STUN. These characters are the chosen ones, the natural-born daze breakers. Their kits are already designed to ravage that yellow Daze bar. Giving them a heavy Impact build isn't just a recommendation; it's your moral obligation to maximize their destiny!

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Here’s a quick breakdown of who benefits:

Character Type Impact Priority Why?
Stun Specialty MAXIMUM - ABSOLUTE MUST Their entire role is to break Daze. Impact is their core stat, their raison d'être!
Support/Anomaly Low to None They have other jobs (buffing, applying debuffs). Let the Stun experts handle the breaking.
Pure Damage (ATK) Moderate (Secondary) Can help, but their primary goal is dealing HP damage after the Daze is broken.

My 2026 Meta Impact Strategy: Boss Deleting 101

Two years into Zenless Zone Zero, the meta has evolved, but the supremacy of a well-timed Daze break has only become more critical. End-game bosses and Simulation challenges are designed to overwhelm you with relentless aggression. How do you counter that? You shut them down before they can even start!

My strategy is simple, yet devastatingly effective:

  1. The Opener (Stun Specialist): I lead with my max-Impact Stun character. I am not focusing on HP damage here. I am a single-minded machine focused on one goal: filling that yellow bar as fast as humanly (or Proxy-ly) possible.

  2. The Window of Carnage: The moment the boss is Dazed, I SWITCH. This is where my heavy-hitting, high-ATK/Crit damage dealers leap into the fray. They unleash their full combos and Ultimates into the defenseless target for insane damage multipliers.

  3. Repeat and Conquer: By the time the boss recovers, my Stun specialist is often ready to start the process all over again. It's a cycle of control and punishment.

This isn't just a tactic; it's the tactic for tackling the hardest content in 2026. Trying to out-DPS a boss with ten million HP is a fool's errand. But controlling the flow of battle, creating your own openings? That's the mark of a true master.

So, I ask you again: are you still just mashing buttons and hoping for the best? Or are you ready to take control, to make every boss fight feel like a perfectly choreographed dance of domination? Build that Impact. Find your Stun specialists. And go out there and make New Eridu's monsters kneel! The era of brute force is over. Welcome to the era of Impact. 🚀💥